Amourshipping : Love, Loss & Loyalty

Shock

Being in the road for at least a couple of hours, Ash and Serena discussed many various things. Their conversation didn't have a particular focus, they just talked about whatever it was that came into their minds. They just talked. It didn't really matter what about.

The scenery grew stale after a while, with more and more grass just appearing, over and over again, so it was an atheistic refresher once they finally did come into the visual range of the lake.

The first thing any of the group noticed was a blast of pleasant, cool air. The lake was large, and therefore, the wind was able to collect heavily in and around the air, and had enough movement to go. It was like being on a beach side, blasted with a gust of wind. Getting past that, the lake was a beautiful crystal blue color, and a bright reflection of the sun in the waters calm face. The entire area was surrounded with Pokemon, in the air, in the water, and in the grasslands around it, like a thriving community of wild Pokemon. Wingull and Pelliper flew across the waters surface, while Finneon and Goldeen swam underneath the waters surface. Residing the the waters edge, were a group of Wooper, Quagsire, Polywag and Palpitoad. A few meters away from the lake, as a large, narrow chasm, which had been the result of an earthquake a few hundred years ago. It was grown over in plant-life, but was still very clearly there.

"Ahhhh..." Ash sighed in great joy after being hit by the cool gust of wind. "That's... So much better." He said aloud, letting out another deep breath of relaxation.

"You sound like an old man." Serena commented humorously, but she did know in fact, that it was a blistering summer. Unusually so. Even she was feeling the effects of it.

The group made their way to the waters edge themselves. As its name boasted, there were lilac plants everywhere. They were in the fields, for as far as the group could even see. Beautiful plant life was everywhere, not just lilac plants. The flora was everywhere, a botanists paradise. Roses and sunflowers, daffodils. Oran berry and Pecha berry bushes were scattered around, and several trees, containing Sitrus and Lum berries were sprouted around.

Miette commented, her head popping up from an information booklet. "Apparently this lake is unique in that the soil allows all types of berries and plants to grow that would never grow naturally together. No one is too sure why."She closed her book and looked around the plants. "Interesting..."

"Oran berries and Sitrus berries in the same soil makes a certain sort of sense." Serena said. "They both replenish energy, so they require similar growing conditions, if i'm not mistaken. Though I'm not sure why there are Pecha berries also growing here. They need a more damp environment than this, don't they?"

"Put it down as just one of those wonders in the world." Ash suggested, grinning at the sight. As he spoke, he plucked an Oran berry from one of the bushes, and took a bite out of it. Surprisingly, it was very good. "These aren't bad at all." He grabbed two others, throwing one for Miette, which she caught, and passing another to Serena. Both tried them, agreeing with Ash's assessment of them. They were sour, but not overly so, like candy from a corner shop.

"These are nice!" Serena said, with a happy smile.

"Mmm!" Miette agreed, though her mouth was full, nodding in agreement also. Once she had swallowed this mouthful, she turned to Serena and said, "We should take a few of these for cooking. We don't get this kind of fresh food in the market stalls often."

Serena and Ash both nodded in unison, agreeing in their plans to stock up on the berries before they left the site. Returning to their sightseeing tour after filling their bellies, the group began to explore the area. Untouched by human hands, the place was a natural paradise, explosive with natural life, and populated by nature loving organics also. The Pokemon whom called this land home had a small little society-Esq system of their own, it seemed, where everyone helped one another to grow and expand their lush home. And it had to be said, to was a beautiful place. It had to be said over and over again, just to punctuate the point clearer. It was incredibly refreshing, and pleasantly cool. Ash was very content to remain here until nightfall, where he wouldn't essentially be a walking stew on legs.